America Needs 'True' Democrats

Updated Aug. 7, 1997 12:01 a.m. ET

In his editorial-page piece "New vs. Old Democrats," Al From, president of the Democratic Leadership Council, states that "Rep. Gephardt is attempting to reverse the transformation of the Democratic Party that President Clinton and his New Democrat allies have brought about in the 1990s." And in the Journal's July 29 article on the balanced-budget and tax-cut deal ("Right and Left Will Likely Accept Deal, But Not With a Whole Lot of Enthusiasm"), there is again mention of "New Democrats"...